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8,340

# of Franchise Locations

1.6%

Franchise Location Growth Rate

92,824

Employees Employed by Franchises

$9

Billion Franchise Revenue

3.9%

Franchise Revenue Growth Rate

Jerry Akers, Great Clips – Cedar Rapids, IA

Sixteen years ago, Jerry Akers and his wife, Mickey, didn’t know anything about hair or cosmetology. But what they did know was that they were…

Meet Jerry Akers